February 15, 2009
LELA ROSE
Leave it to Lela to wake up her sleepy 10 a.m. crowd with the prettiest of shows. Simple in concept, clean in silhouette, this collection was a happy combination of...
HERVE LEGER BY MAX AZRIA
The vertiginous heels proved too much for the models at Herve Leger -- two fell down, two had near misses. The spills were kind of an apt metaphor for the...
LOCAL HOOPS ROUNDUP
Manhattan 73, Rider 68 Darryl Crawford and Patrick Bouli hit consecutive 3-pointers in the last 1:38 and Manhattan scored the final 10 points of the game in a 73-68 victory...
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
Diane von Furstenberg has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Or at least the models in her runway show did. There were layers, and layers upon layers, and...
A-Rod apologizes to SI writer
According to an AP report, Alex Rodriguez called SI writer Selena Roberts to apologize for comments he made about her in an interview with ESPN's Peter Gammons.Roberts told the AP...
Mets updates now on Twitter
We have started providing up-to-the-minute Mets information on Twitter. For the latest news briefs on the Amazin's, go to twitter.com and sign up to follow NYPost_Mets.
CHRIS BROWN APOLOGY LACKING 'PUNCH'
A "sorry" Chris Brown offered a mea culpa today - but didn't say exactly what he was apologizing for. The R&B singer, who was busted after allegedly beating his girlfriend,...
DKNY
It seems the DKNY girl is growing up and getting a job. Gone are the cute, kicky pieces that say nothing but fun, fun, fun and on with the outfits...
ANDREW BUCKLER - MENSWEAR
If men's fashion follows Andrew Buckler's lead, everyone's eyes are in for a treat come fall. Using Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" as inspiration for the line, subtle...
RUFFIAN
In keeping with what we've seen on the runways so far, the color palette at Ruffian was decidedly muted: mainly black, grey and white, with the occasional shot of '80s...
Livan Hernandez's arrival
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Here is video I shot today of Livan Hernandez's arrival in camp on a minor-league deal. The former World Series MVP and half-brother of ex-Met Orlando...
MONARCHY - MENSWEAR
Skinny ties and even skinnier models graced the Monarchy catwalk this season. Designer Eric Kim can now join the likes of Justin Timberlake (who many credit for bringing not only...
REEM ACRA
It's all about adornment. Bridal designer Reem Acra's most recent foray into ready-to-wear is a highly decorated affair, but in a way that makes it easy to wear. Her columns...
Santana discusses his recovery
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Here is the audio I promised from the lengthy interview Johan Santana gave this morning after his 30-pitch bullpen session:
HERO FIREFIGHTER SAVES HARLEM WOMAN
A firefighter dramatically saved a woman's life today after pulling her from a burning East Harlem apartment after her heart stopped beating, authorities said. Jennifer Baez, 30, didn't have a...
Hey, buddy ... gotta jump?
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Here is a priceless moment in the players' parking lot today of K-Rod having to get his shiny new Escalade jump-started by a teammate's Range Rover...
PATERSON WANTS TO TAX PORN
Talk of a New York tax increase just got a little, er, hotter. It turns out that New York Gov. David Paterson's proposal on downloads of music and software would...
KryptoNate The Great
By MARC BERMANPHOENIX - Nate Robinson had his flash of genius Saturday night at All-Star Weekend, concocting the all-green kryptonite motif and the kryptonite dunk. "KryptoNate'' flew over 7-foot Superman...
CRASHED PLANE WAS ON AUTOPILOT
Doomed Flight 3407 was on autopilot until the final 26 seconds before it crashed into a suburban Buffalo home, killing 50 people, a federal aviation investigator said today. The National...
Better chance at first round shocker: Knicks or Nets
We checked in with the Post's Knicks and Nets beat writers to see if they thought the local teams had any chance to pull a major upset in the first...
OCD Archives: Celebrity Journalism, 1956
Looking for a still of Earl Wilson from "Beach Blanket Bingo'' -- where the BW says he looks a lot like me -- I ran across the cover of the...
Santana still looking good
PORT ST. LUCIE -- A relaxed Johan Santana threw another bullpen session here this morning, increasing his pitch count to 30 -- the most so far -- under the supervision...
And now it begins ...
PORT ST. LUCIE -- For those of you who can't wait for baseball to get started again, here's a shot I took of the main bullpen session today on the...
First-hand account of Lohan lover spat
"Samantha Judith Ronson, why are you doing this to me?" cried Lindsay Lohan as she chased her lover down East First Street in the wee hours of Valentine's Day.I had...
First throw toward Opening Day
By GEORGE A. KING IIIAs you watched Joba Chamberlain, A.J. Burnett and CC Sabathia throw in a bullpen several thoughts sifted through the relaxing Florida air.Spring training was under way,...
BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
OH, vanity. We think Shakespeare said something about it once. But is anyone in Hollywood listening? Judging by the number of vanity projects that get dumped on the DVD shelf...
MY NEW YORK
"I live between SoHo and TriBeCa, and I love it. Most of my life is below 14th Street." And for Molly Sims, that life includes exercising, shopping, going to Bikram...
ADOPT ME
Mary is a 1-year-old spayed tabby who loves to be brushed and pet. She also enjoys interactive playtime! Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society...
LASER TREATMENT
My cats love it when the sun catches the face of my wristwatch a certain way, because it makes a circle of light on the ceiling. This is why I...
CAT'S ALL FOLKS!
REGARDLESS of how your Valentine's Day turned out, if you live with a dog or cat, you experience unconditional love. To prove it, tonight at 8, Channel 13 will air...
STRINGER, 32, AND GRODZISKI, 42
Dec. 3 - Cherilyn Stringer and Eric Grodziski know you can find anything on Google - even a place to get married. The duo were going to wed at City...
GUMUSYAN, 30, AND CANNY, 27
Feb. 7 - Forget about a traditional first dance. For the first time as newlyweds, Tara Canny and Aram Gumusyan boogied to R. Kelly's "Step in the Name of Love....
SNODGRASS, 31, AND MATHEW, 44
Jan. 3 - When Bowie Snodgrass and George Mathew wed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, their guests didn't hear the traditional wedding march - instead, they were...
MIELE, 28, AND FERNANDEZ, 28
Dec. 7 - Brian Fernandez swept Donna Miele off her feet on their wedding day. "While walking back down the aisle holding my husband's hand, he picked me up and...
TABLE HOPPING
MOST NIGHTCLUBS have trouble being hot for more than a month. Webster Hall has managed the feat for 122 years. From Jewish Center and lecture hall to speakeasy, society ballroom...
MEET MARKET
Diana, a 26-year-old career counselor, may forget your name, but bust a move on the dance floor and she'll remember you forever. Time to put on those dancing shoes, boys!Vincenzo,...
ROSES, RAP, ROMANCE
With roses on the table, the stage was set for romance when Justin, a 28-year-old in the military, met Brady, a 23-year-old executive assistant, at Austrian spot Seasonal. It may...
"I'M PERFECT, YOU'RE DOOMED "
Imagine a world where the Devil might be hiding in Smurfs or yard sales, where dancing and holidays are considered the work of Satan, and where one wrong move can...
"BOLD ENDEAVORS "
New Yorkers know Felix Rohatyn as the banker who helped save the city from failure in 1975. A former Lazard Freres managing director and Clinton-era ambassador to France, Rohatyn recounts...
"LAST LION "
Pegged from childhood as the least promising of all the Kennedy men, the baby-faced and trouble-prone Ted Kennedy's legacy likely to outlast those of his more famous older brothers -...
IN MY LIBRARY: ELIZABETH ALEXANDER
When Elizabeth Alexander stood at the Capitol and delivered her inaugural poem, "Praise Song for the Day" for President Obama, she says she wasn't nervous. "The very hardest part -...
"HOW WE DECIDE "
"It was a hellish moment of indecision. Nervous sweat stung my eyes. My hands quivered with fear. I felt the blood pulse in my temples. I tried to think, but...
WEB SLINGER
Sony Releases New Stupid Piece of S -- t that Doesn't F --- ing Work TheOnion.com Sony's probably preparing a lawsuit, but the rest of us can't stop laughing at...
REQUIRED READING
Out of My Skin by John Haskell (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Writing fiction about writers can be tricky, but Haskell pulls it off in his offbeat Hollywood novel about a...
TECHNOLOGY
Timex Expedition WS4 $200; Timex.com There's a lot of information on the face of Timex's new adventure-oriented timepiece. Aside from the normal stuff, like an alarm and, well, a clock,...
JERSEY'S SWEET!
As a resident of New Jersey, the Garden State, I take extreme offense to the opening paragraph of your article that reads, "Who knew America's armpit could smell so sweet?"...
SINFUL
As a Catholic, I am outraged that you would print a picture of Madonna playing kissy-face with her latest conquest under the headline "Madonna Cavorts With Baby Jesus" (Feb. 9)....
FDNY PENSION FIRE
The city is essentially saying that pensions to FDNY widows and disabled firefighters are a burden ("Inside Pension Bloat," Editorial, Feb. 10). Have these bureaucrats forgotten the single catastrophic event...
NO MONEY? NO PROBLEMS!
Last year, the "Real Housewives of New York City" were the Marie Antoinettes of Suffolk County. They swanned and flounced about the Hamptons, dropping a small fortune on clothes, equestrian...
GREENHOG DAY
Oh, God. Not him again. Unfortunately, yes. It's Mark Green, well past his sell-by date but bound and determined to make yet another run for public office. He's got his...
HOUSE OF ILL REPUTE
It's not just Charlie Rangel. Indeed, one place in Barack Obama's Washington that change has most definitely not come is the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. Not only does the corruption...
'LONELY' AT THE TOP
What kind of warped minds would have Natalie Portman - sweet, petite, every-geek's-dream Natalie Portman - blast out a hardcore rap professing a desire to "drink and fight," "f -...
BLOG WATCH
Press pets "Chicago Sun-Times writer Carol Marin mildly complained that President Obama never goes before the press without having a list of pre-approved journalists upon whom he'll call during a...
NAACP'S 100-YEAR FIGHT AGAINST HATE
It was April 1911, and in Livermore, Kentucky, a black man named Will Porter was accused of shooting a white, Frank Mitchell, after a barroom misunderstanding. The sheriff arrested Porter...
TEMPEST IN A D-CUP
There she is - a gigantic, nearly naked babe hanging over Rockaway Boulevard on a massive billboard like an S&M version of "The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman." And...
DJ OF THE KKK
When artist Paul Miller, a k a DJ Spooky, saw "The Birth of a Nation," he thought it was funny. "It seemed like some kind of racial comedy," he says....
T.S. ELIOT IS ON FACEBOOK
T.S. Eliot has measured out his life with coffee spoons (11:48 pm) Scofield Thayer: Starbucks? T.S. Eliot is how should he presume? (1:09 am) T.S. Eliot is wondering, peach or...
ICEMAN RUNNETH
Once, the silliest thing about Val Kilmer was that skeet-surfin' musical spoof at the beginning of the classic 1984 comedy "Top Secret" ("We'll have fun with our guns till our...
LICENSE TO STILL
Tuthilltown Spirits, New York's first legal distillery since Prohibition, is best described as a glorious contraption. Local corn and grains pour through a funnel contrived from one leg of an...
BREW YORK CITY
New York is a drinking town, always has been. But the business of making booze had all but dried up until recently. Now hometown brew is back. Vineyards are being...
BAKERY BROTHERS BATTLING OVER DAD'S DOUGH
These brothers probably won't be breaking bread anytime soon. The grandson of the man who started the famed Orwasher's Bakery on the Upper East Side alleges his brother stole the...
COP PLAN: GO ON 'OFFENSE'
After giving petty criminals a break, the NYPD summoned a dozen precinct commanders to Headquarters Friday to help focus efforts against aggressive beggars, squeegee men, hookers and illegal peddlers, The...
THE WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS
WINNERS JOHN PAULSON Hedge-fund billionaire makes $67M in 25 minutes as Lloyds Banking Group Plc loses $8.5B in market value. BOB IGER Disney CEO bags distribution deal with DreamWorks. TYLER...
JAYS MAY DEAL HALLADAY AT DEADLINE; LOSING TEAMS WILL LOOK TO UNLOAD
TAMPA - Camps were opening around baseball and the offseason was not yet done. Near-certain Hall of Famers such as Tom Glavine and Ken Griffey Jr. were nearing jobs while...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q & A WITH... DAVID WRIGHT
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the three-time All-Star third baseman about the hated Phillies, the Mets' outlook for '09, his stand on steroids and much more.RODRIGUEZ: METS 'TEAM TO...
NJ DAD FIGHTS FOR STOLEN SON
It took nearly five years, but New Jersey resident David Goldman has finally hugged his son again. Until last weekend Goldman - engaged in a bitter custody battle with Brazilian...
AGENDA
You better work! FASHION - Fri, 20 Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St.; 212-414-5994, ticketweb.com For those who always wanted to wear a tiara and wave at the crowds but...
VAC'S WHACKS
I like Norm Roberts a lot, and have wanted him to win very badly at St. John's because every now and again it is worth rooting for the good guys...
LILO AND BEHOLD
**'SAMANTHA Judith Ronson, why are you doing this to me?" cried Lindsay Lohan as she chased her DJ lover down East First Street in the wee hours of Valentine's Day....
STEROID ERA IS LASTING LEGACY OF OTHERWISE-SOLID COMMISH
PORT ST. LUCIE - Would you like to know a sure-fire way to ensure that my e-mail inbox will fill to overflowing by the time breakfast gives way to brunch...
WHAT A DOLL!
BARBIE - a euphemism for fabulous fantasy living and the cause of body dysmorphic disorder for little girls worldwide - pounded down the runway yesterday. And, man - does she...
13TH-ANNUAL LOOK AT THE SLUGGERS AND SLUGS OF APPLE SPORTS SCENE
We love them and hate them. At The Post, we rate them. Here is our 13th annual Best and Worst of New York Sports:OVERRATEDPHOTOS: THE BEST AND WORST OF NY...
TOP 10 GREAT THINGS ABOUT NASCAR
10. You need something to do on Sunday afternoons . . . at least until baseball starts. 9. If you ever move south of Maryland, you will have something to...
ECONOMY NOT AFFECTING DAYTONA 500 BUT COULD HURT OTHER NASCAR RACES
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The million-dollar motorhomes still crowd the infield at Daytona International Speedway, and the FanZone has hosted a steady stream of cash-carrying customers. The hospitality village is...
THE RUMBLE
Meet the new Ms. MetJulie trades ‘Beer' for baseball show MOVE over K-Rod and J.J. Putz. The Mets' latest Amazin' addition to the team is sure to heat up your...
ROLLIN' WITH THE STONES
In 1978, Bill German, then a 16-year-old kid in Brooklyn, started a fan 'zine about the Rolling Stones called "Beggars Banquet." The band was so impressed by it, they let...
'OLD FRIENDS' ONSTAGE AGAIN
How do you electrify an audience that includes such stars as Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi and teen-scream gods the Jonas Brothers? At the restored Beacon Theatre's re-opening concert Friday,...
BROOKLYN ROOFTOP SLAYING
A college-bound Brooklyn teen was shot in the face and killed late Friday on a rooftop near his home. Kevin LeBlanc, 19, was found on the blood-splattered roof of 2400...
CURBSIDE EXECUTION
A Bronx cab dispatcher was shot twice in the head, execution style, yesterday as he was leaving for work, police said. Michael Lorge, 42, of Decatur Avenue, was getting into...
OCTOMOM: NO SEX IN 8 YRS.
The oddball mom of eight newborns hasn't had sex for eight years, and vows to go dateless for another 18, according to published reports yesterday. Nadya Suleman, 33, insisted she...
'BEHEAD' NIGHTMARE
An upstate TV exec who set up a channel promoting Muslims as peace-loving people was stressed about his failing business in the days before he allegedly chopped off his estranged...
HIGHER LOVE FOR 13 DUOS
Talk about taking love to new heights. Thirteen couples certainly had their heads in the clouds when they tied the knot at the Empire State Building yesterday. The lucky pairs...
SI COUPLE KILLED IN HIT-&-RUN
A Staten Island family was rocked early yesterday, when two thugs speeding from the police plowed into a car and killed a livery-cab driver and his wife, law-enforcement sources said....
GOT BAD ADVICE? YOU CAN FIGHT IT!
Dear John: What can I do with a broker who gave ridiculously bad adviceHe works for Citigroup/Smith Barney. I got no warning about Lehman Brothers and lost everything. In December...
EATERIES HIT ON 'MUST TIP'
The city is cracking down on eateries that illegally add automatic gratuities to meal tabs. After a Post exposé last Sunday of the growing practice, the Department of Consumer Affairs...
EXEC-PAY CAP MAY SPUR RUN FOR EXITS
President Obama's top economic advisers opposed the tough executive-bonus limits stuffed into the $787 billion stimulus package at the eleventh hour, and critics say the new rules could backfire. The...
GRIEF OF STAFF FOR REELING PATERSON
Battered by embarrassing missteps and several high-profile staff defections, Gov. Paterson is trying to right his listing leadership and get back on track for 2010, sources told The Post. A...
SHAMSKY PLEA: BENCH MY WILD EX
Mets legend Art Shamsky has fired a fastball back at ex-wife Kim after she ambushed him outside a Manhattan charity event this month. The former outfielder for the 1969 Miracle...
MANHATTAN BANKER'S KIN & COLLEAGUES 'DEVASTATED'
A young Manhattan banker and one of the flight attendants - a New Jersey mother of four - were among those killed in the crash of Buffalo-bound Continental Connection Flight...
ICY BLAST FROM FEDS
With investigators suspecting a buildup of ice on the wings and tail of the plane that crashed and killed 50 near Buffalo, federal officials complained yesterday that aviation regulators for...
315 EXTRA FIREFIGHTERS ADD TO FDNY $$ CRISIS
The lights are still on at four city firehouses that were slated for nighttime closure beginning last month, The Post has learned. The FDNY has been unable to mothball four...
DEFUSING A $5.5T RUN ON THE BANKS
The Post hit the nail right on the head when it reported exclusively last September that the US narrowly averted a crash of the financial markets, it was recently revealed....
GREENWICH GHOST TOWN
It's a gold-plated ghost town. Almost 50 mansions built on spec for the hedge-fund set - and priced from $5 million to upwards of $25 million - sit empty in...
MAMA M.I.A. HAS A BABY
M.I.A. is an M.O.M. The Sri Lankan rapper gave birth to a bouncing baby boy Wednesday after going into labor just hours after performing at Grammy Awards. "He is healthy,...
UNDERWATER ABY
Aby Rosen, the Manhattan real-estate developer and owner of trophy properties like the Lever House and the Seagram Building, doesn't make many missteps. He has a long record of buying...
SMALL QUAKE JARS JERSEY
Morris County is all shook up. A relatively small earthquake yesterday shook North Jersey for the second time in two weeks. The trembler, centered near Boonton, about 15 miles outside...
DON'T PUT POLITICS ON CENSUS DEPT. TO-DO LIST
NOT since Herbert Hoover held the position back in the 1920s has the position of Commerce Secretary brought so much interest - or political intrigue. Although the job comes with...
BANKS OF AMERICA
Many of the nation's largest banks are too sick to cure and the only way to clean up their balance sheets, saddled with as much as $10 trillion in toxic...
WHAT'S THE RUSH?
After pushing Congress for weeks to hurry up and pass the massive $787 billion stimulus bill, President Obama promptly took off for a three-day holiday getaway. Obama arrived at his...
MADOFF WALL OF SILENCE
Senior executives at some of Wall Street's biggest firms were convinced Bernard Madoff was a fraud as early as 2005 - yet none alerted authorities, documents filed with the Securities...
IT'S MARLEY & US
For years, the family of deceased reggae legend Bob Marley has watched bootleggers reap millions selling knocked-off merchandise bearing the singer's name and likeness. Well, they feel they've been smoked...
A GRAND OLD TIME WITH BOY TOY
It's Madonna and grandchild. The Material Girl is the same age as her new Brazilian lover's grandmother, an ex-girlfriend says. Jesus Pinto da Luz, the 22-year-old blue- eyed model Madonna...
MALL TRAFFIC JUST IDLING
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Something's amiss at the mall. The parking lots at the biggest shopping centers are still filling up on weekends, the food courts bustle with hungry customers and...
PUBLISHERS SEE RED, MAG AD PAGES DOWN 21.5% IN Q1
MAGAZINES are generally seen as good early warning signs for economic downturns. The thinking is that corporations would rather cut back on ads before they actually have to start cutting...
CITY CROSSWALKS GOING BACK ON THE CLOCK
A PET project of Mayor Bloomberg's - to test countdown clocks on pedestrian traffic signals - was postponed for more than a year after the Department of Transportation determined the...
WRITER'S FAN-TASY REALIZED
It was his magnificent obsession. Bill German was raised in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, and said he was "brought up a nice Jewish boy who learned the Talmud and Hebrew." But...
DEBUT OF NYPD 'GREEN'
Getting arrested will soon be good for the environment. The NYPD is trying out hybrids as patrol cars - starting with 40 "green" 2009 Nissan Altima sedans ready to hit...
WIFE COPS TO A KILLER WORKOUT
CHARDON, Ohio - A woman has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide for exercising her 73-year-old husband to death in a swimming pool, repeatedly refusing to let him leave the water....
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan * A heartless crook swiped a pair of donation boxes from an Upper East Side church, cops said. The prowler was seen on video surveillance in the St. Ignatius...
HOSTAGE SNAG IN GAZA TRUCE
JERUSALEM - Israel's outgoing prime minister yesterday ruled out a long-term truce in Gaza without the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, held in the Hamas-ruled territory - a sign...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Scratch that. A woman with the longest fingernails in the world had her record clipped when she lost them in a car accident. Utah resident Lee Redmond's 33-inch nails -...
DC United=PG United?
Forget MLS vanguard D.C. United. Get used to P.G. United.As somebody who spent his elementary and middle school years in Prince George's County, Maryland, this Washington Post story struck me....
GATA GET THE FACTS
NEW York's Gata Kamsky takes his next big step toward the world championship on Tuesday, when he takes on Veselin Topalov, the wily Bulgarian, in an eight-game match. But the...
BRIDGE
NOTED author and teacher Eddie Kantar humorously recalls giving a class for intermediate and advanced students. He began a lesson thus: "Not all 4NT bids are Blackwood" - whereupon the...
BOYS WITH YEN FOR DRESSES
EVERYTHING you've ever wanted to know about Tokyo trans vestites but were afraid to ask is found in "Funeral Parade of Roses" (1969). And don't be surprised if you have...
AC Milan: Beckham deal isn't off
The Galaxy rejected AC Milan's bid for Davd Beckham, and broke off negotiations when the Serie A giants hadn't met their price (reportedly $20 million ) by Friday. Apparently AC...
BLAME SATHER & RENNEY FOR D-SASTER
HARTFORD, Conn. - Wade Redden is Glen Sather's Folly. That has become painfully obvious fewer than 60 games into a six-year, $39 million contract that stands as the worst in...
RODRIGUEZ: METS 'TEAM TO BEAT' IN EAST
PORT ST. LUCIE - It's that time of year again. New Amazin's closer Francisco Rodriguez continued the trend yesterday, becoming the third Met or Phillie in as many years to...
MANAGER WANTS REYES TO HIT THIRD
PORT ST. LUCIE - Manager Jerry Manuel has a not-so-little surprise waiting for Jose Reyes when Reyes gets here today, ahead of Tuesday's reporting date. Manuel said yesterday that he...
CALM MANUEL WILLING TO SHAKE THINGS UP
PORT ST. LUCIE - The manager of the Mets was his old affable, quotable self, as comfortable in his skin now as he was when last we saw him, trying...
MORE SCORING IS RANGERS' ONLY GOAL
The Rangers are as mad as hell and aren't going to take it anymore. If only it were as easy as saying those words - or something similar - to...
CATCHING UP WITH HAWK
PHOENIX - For weeks and weeks I called every per son I thought might be able to put me in touch with Arizona's first sports superstar. If Ruth Drylanski, long-time...
BRODEUR: I'M READY WHEN DEVILS ARE
To Martin Brodeur's virtual "Put me in, coach," Brent Sutter essentially responded, "Yeah, in a couple of weeks." The Devils' franchise player pronounced himself ready for emergency duty if needed...
AT 39 AND OFF SURGERY, RIVERA NO SURE THING
TAMPA - While CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett threw off bullpen mounds dressed in pinstriped pants for the first time yesterday and the Yankees continued to brace for Alex Rodriguez's...
JOBA SEEMS STUCK IN MID-HEIR
TAMPA - On a back diamond at George M. Steinbrenner Field yesterday, mostly young Yankees pitchers played catch with one another at a distance of about 100 feet, the throws...
LIVAN HELPS PUT PEDRO IN PAST TENSE
PORT ST. LUCIE - GM Omar Minaya explained the signing of Livan Hernandez yesterday as a low-cost chance to bolster the Mets' pitching depth while making it clear the club...
CC GETS FIRST TASTE OF TAMPA
TAMPA - From left to right yesterday in a George M. Steinbrenner Field bullpen, it was Joba Chamberlain, A.J. Burnett, Ian Kennedy and CC Sabathia on the mounds during the...
N.Y. PR LEGEND INSPIRES FOND MEMORIES
Joe Goldstein, a legendary New York PR man with a list of clients ranging from ESPN to Bob Hope to the New York Stock Exchange, died Friday at Boca Raton...
MITRE NOT UPSET HE GETS 50 DAYS WHILE A-ROD CAN PLAY
TAMPA - Sergio Mitre will start serving a 50-day suspension on Opening Day for testing positive for a banned substance last year while injured with the Marlins. Alex Rodriguez won't...
'KRYPTONATE' LEAPS OVER HOWARD FOR TITLE
PHOENIX - "KryptoNate" Robinson took down "Superman," Dwight Howard, by literally leaping over him to win the Slam Dunk championship last night at U.S. Airways Arena. Drawing powers from the...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Angels, Santana reach deal Right-hander Ervin Santana and the Angels agreed to a $30 million, four-year contract, a day after their scheduled arbitration hearing was postponed. Santana's deal includes...
ANOTHER PHILLY PHLOP FOR ISLES
PHILADELPHIA - The Islanders aren't looking forward to returning to Philadelphia anytime soon. Martin Biron stopped 38 shots and won his first game in more than a month as the...
GOIN' FROM DUST' TO GLORY
Dustin Johnson followed his plan by overpowering the par 5s at Poppy Hills yesterday for a 5-under 67, giving him a four-shot lead over Mike Weir heading into a final...
RUSSELL: KING JAMES CAN 'COME CLOSE' TO MY CROWNS
PHOENIX - Celtic legend Bill Russell thinks LeBron James can "come close" to achieving his 11 championships and believes the hype of him leaving Cleveland is just that - hype....
NO REASON FOR SATHER TO WAIT TO GET AVERY
HARTFORD - So let's stop with the charade already. Let's stop pretending that Sean Avery is here with the AHL Wolf Pack as anything other than a prelude to his...
KOBE, SHAQ AND PHIL TEAMING UP AGAIN
PHOENIX - As Kobe Bryant's delayed All-Star press conference Friday spilled into the Eastern Conference's session, Celtics guard Paul Pierce rambled over to the Lakers guard's table, with his cell...
HANK: BONDS OWNS HR RECORD
Hank Aaron believes Barry Bonds should keep major league baseball's home run record. "In all fairness to everybody, I just don't see how you really can do a thing like...
ANOTHER SHOT AT SNOW GEESE
BECAUSE of an over abundance of snow geese, a special sea son has been added in New York State. The special snow goose hunting season will begin March 11 in...
'ROID RANTS
* I have had the ill-fated distinction of purchasing four Yankees jerseys as gifts for my nephew over the past five years or so. The first one was a Jason...
DOUBLE-20 POWERS NO. 1 UCONN PAST HALL
NEWARK - An undersized and undermanned, but gritty Seton Hall team was making one more run at the nation's No. 1-ranked team yesterday when Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet, a 7-foot-3 human...
ORANGE SQUEEZE BY G'TOWN IN OT
In Syracuse, the Orange bent, but didn't break. Guards Jonny Flynn had 25 points and Eric Devendorf scored 23, and the two Syracuse stars combined for 14 points in overtime...
MARQUETTE GETS WELL AT RED STORM'S EXPENSE
MILWAUKEE - St. John's might have needed to play perfect against No. 10 Marquette. The Red Storm were far from it, turning it over 24 times as the Golden Eagles...
JENKINS TAKES PRIDE IN VICTORY OVER HENS
Charles Jenkins scored 26 points to lead Hofstra to a 69-59 win over Delaware yesterday. Nathaniel Lester added 12 points and nine rebounds, while Greg Washington had 10 points for...
REEL GOOD
DARLING (1965), Sunday, 11:30 p.m., TCM John Schlesinger's look at London in the swinging sixties focuses on a model (Julie Christie) who sleeps her way to fame and fortune by...
'CHANCE' OF A LIFETIME
Although it concerns the somber ritual of tending to the remains of a Marine killed in Iraq, Kevin Bacon didn't choose to make "Taking Chance," airing Saturday on HBO, because...
DON'T MISS LIST
MINISERIES OLIVER TWIST, Sunday, 9 p.m., PBS New twist on 'Twist' - After delving into Jane Austen's Regency world, Masterpiece Classic takes a stab at the Victorian Era with a...
WELCOME BACK, CARTER
Of all the actors that have come through "ER"'s doors during its 15-year run, Noah Wyle best personifies the show. When NBC's hit drama premiered in 1994 with a pilot...
WILL ANYONE PLAY WITH THIS 'DOLLHOUSE'?
In coming up with the idea for "Dollhouse," Joss Whedon dug himself a hole that even his former heroine Buffy would have a hard time fighting her way out of....
WILDE AT HEART
When Olivia Wilde joined Fox's hit show "House" at the beginning of last season, she played just one of a group of 50 interns competing for a job at Princeton-Plainsboro...
ROBINSON WINS SLAM DUNK CONTEST
Call him Krypto-Nate. Nate Robinson tugged on Superman's cape - and won. The diminutive Knicks guard beat defending champion Dwight Howard of Orlando in an electrifying slam dunk contest on...
6 Best Episodes of 'ER'
Here are 6 episodes of 'ER' that are etched in our memories. - By Deborah Starr SeibelLooking back, it's almost impossible to believe that when "ER" debuted in 1994, no...
ANOTHER SMALL EARTHQUAKE RATTLES CENTRAL NJ
For the second time in two weeks, a small earthquake has rattled an area of central New Jersey. But like the last quake in Morris County, no significant damage or...
FREIDA PINTO DUMPS FIANCE
SLUMDOG Millionaire beauty Freida Pinto has ditched her fiancé because of her new-found fame, News Of The World reports. Stunning Freida, 24, told gutted Mumbai PR agent Rohan Antao she...
ALEXANDER WANG
You'd have thought from the line outside Roseland - that literally went around the block - that there was a hot band playing instead of Alexander Wang's fall collection. It...
DUPRE ON 'SULLY': 'I ONLY WANT HIM TO FLY MY PLANE'
When it comes to picking a valentine, the sky is the limit for Ashley Dupre. Eliot Spitzer's notorious hooker has set her sights on Hudson hero pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger...
Manuel addresses the media
PORT ST. LUCIE -- If you've got the time and discipline, then we've got the transcript of Jerry Manuel's marathon first news conference of the spring that he held here...